the tuskegee airmen
For my term paper I chose the Tuskegee Airman. They will alway be the most influential air squadron during WWII. I think this because there where a lot racist people that did not want them to succeed, but they did more than just succeed. They became the first black Airforce pilots. It all started when President Roosevelt arranged a meeting in September 1940 with three African-American leaders and members of the Army and Navy. During the meeting, the leaders emphasized three points:(1)equal opportunity for jobs in the defense industry, (2)impartial administration of the new draftlaw, and (3)an opportunity for qualified blacks to learn to fly in A few days later after the meeting, the War Departmentissued a policy directives stating that black men generally would be admitted into the armed force in numbers equivalent to their percentage in the civilian population. But it was not until a couple months after the meeting in December 1940, that the Army Air Corps submitted a plan for the experiment to establish an all-black fighter squadron. The plan was not official until July 19, 1941 when Major
Their first assignment was to patrol Italy's western coast. Eisenhower, who was commander of American forces in Northern Africa at the time, visited the squadron and praised Hall for an excellent job. Then finally, the 332nd got its action in the war. They did not board the ship until April 15,1943, which was bound for North Africa. Once the invasion force had landed the 332nd escorted bomber missions to attack enemy troops, bridges, and supply and communication centers. It was not until June 9, 1944, three days after D-day that the 332nd got their first important mission. The two air fields were Moton Field and the Tuskegee Army Air Field(TAAF). It was composed of the three groups 100th, 301st, and 302nd. *7* While at the first camp in Oved, Nija, Josephine Baker, a well known black performer, entertained the troops. The men of this first squadron were so smart that they established a grade point average never equaled before or after their training. Praise for the Red Tails came in from many bomber squadrons.
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